Sirjan County

Sirjan County is in Kerman province, Iran. Its capital is the city of Sirjan.

History

After the 2006 National Census, Balvard and Chahar Gonbad Rural Districts were separated from the Central District in the formation of Balvard District; Golestan and Malekabad Rural Districts to form Golestan District; and Mahmudabad-e Seyyed and Zeydabad Rural Districts to form Zeydabad District. Additionally, the village of Saadatabad merged with several villages to become the city of Hamashahr.
After the 2011 census, the villages of Balvard and Malekabad were elevated to city status as Balvard and Khvajeh Shahr, respectively. The city of Zeydabad was transferred from the Central District to Zeydabad District.

Demographics

Population

At the time of the 2006 census, the county's population was 239,455 in 58,253 households. The following census in 2011 counted 267,697 people in 73,560 households. The 2016 census measured the population of the county as 324,103 in 95,357 households.

Administrative divisions

Sirjan County's population history and administrative structure over three consecutive censuses are shown in the following table.